Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Syracuse
Josh Black
DL • 6'3" • 284 lbs • Loves Park, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Josh Black shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
Josh Black built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Loves Park, IL wearing No. 85, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Josh Black's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Josh Black, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse. Josh Black shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 156
- TFL
- 25
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Josh Black quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · DL
- Career Tackles
- 156
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 54 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Harlem · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- East Marion · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 85 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DL 110th (top 12%) · ACC 118th (top 19%) · National 1,113th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 35.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 46.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 8 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 13.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 39 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 38 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 34.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 10 | 36 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 48.9 |
Related Context
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Josh Black played DL for Syracuse. Across 6 tracked seasons, Josh Black recorded 156 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 9.5 primary output with 24.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
24.5
Usage
6.1
Consistency
34.2
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 0. Rutgers: 3. UAlbany: 3. Liberty: 0. Florida State: 1.5. Wake Forest: 1. Clemson: 0. Virginia Tech: 1. Boston College: 0. Louisville: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. Rutgers: 7 by 59.2. UAlbany: 3 by 42.5. Liberty: 2 by 8.3. Florida State: 4 by 31.7. Wake Forest: 5 by 30.8. Clemson: 4 by 16.7. Virginia Tech: 3 by 22.5. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. Louisville: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/13 | @ Louisville | L 3-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Boston College | W 21-6 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Virginia Tech | W 41-36 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/15 | vs Clemson | L 14-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Wake Forest | L 37-40 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Florida State | L 30-33 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Liberty | W 24-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs UAlbanySplash game | W 62-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs RutgersSplash game | L 7-17 | 7 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Ohio | W 29-9 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Josh Black story
Josh Black built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Loves Park, IL wearing No. 85, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Josh Black's career was his defensive production: 156 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 1 interception across 54 career games in the available record. That gives Josh Black's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 5.5 | 14.3 | 5.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 4 | 24.4 | 8.2 | -1.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 2 | 9.8 | 2 | -2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 2 | 9.8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 22.7 | 5.2 | 9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 7 | 20.8 | 5 | -4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 9.5 | 24.5 | 6.1 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Pittsburgh
Week 8 · L 20-27 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Rutgers
Week 2 · L 7-17
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#3
@ North Carolina
Week 2 · L 6-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Liberty
Week 1 · W 24-0
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 8 · W 28-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Syracuse
9.5 primary output · 24.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
48.9
#2
2017 Regular Season · Syracuse
46.6
4 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Syracuse
44.2
11 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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